narrow escape

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Buoyed by that narrow escape, Paul then held to love to go 6-5 up, and suddenly the pressure was all on the 24-year-old from Buenos Aires, playing in his first ATP final.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Hers begins with her family’s narrow escape from an occupied village west of Kyiv in the early days of the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

He described his own narrow escape when the car he was travelling in got bogged down.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2025

United’s narrow escape sets up a second straight Manchester derby in the final against defending champion Manchester City, which beat Chelsea on Saturday.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2024

The driver had a narrow escape, as a broken board penetrated his cabin and just missed his head.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker